Written by

William Johnson
wjohnson@dailyworld.com

There are four POST-certified deputies on patrol in St. Landry Parish today after they graduated, several with top honors, from the Police Officers Standards and Training academy in St. Martin Parish.

The officers were part of the 39th St. Martin Parish Training Academy graduating class, which included officers from St. Landry, St. Martin, Vermilion and Iberia parishes and the Crowley Police Department.

During the intensive 11-week course, the cadets were instructed in firearms qualifications, physical fitness, first aid/CPR, academic courses and had to pass the state's Police ...